Psalm 110
Purpose: To assure the king of his certain success.
Content: YHWH will subdue your enemies and extend your dominion!
Message: YHWH will give universal dominion to his king (cf. Ps. 2).
Author: David
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- 1. A psalm by David.
- YHWH’s oracle to my lord: “Sit at my right side,
- until I make your enemies a footstool for your feet.”
- 2. YHWH will extend your strong staff from Zion.
- Rule among your enemies!
- 3. Your people will be willing on the day you manifest your power.
- On holy mountains, from the womb of dawn,
- The dew, your young men, [will come] into your possession.
- 4. YHWH has sworn, and he will not change his mind:
- “You are forever a priest
- just like Melchizedek.”
- 5. The Lord at your right side
- smashed kings on the day his anger was unleashed.
- 6. He will rule among the nations whom he filled with corpses.
- He smashed heads across the wide world.
- 7. He will drink from a wadi on the campaign.
- Therefore, he will lift [his] head.
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